** ANTARCTICA. 15475.98-CUSB, Saturday August 22 at 1442, LRA36 already on with songs at S2-S4 via Brasil KiwiSDR; 1444 usual canned ID for `Corazón Antártico` and phone, e-mail contact info. 1517 song, 1518 another ID; still going 1603 music, by 1700 down to S1-S3. Still past 1735. JBA by 1748. No telling how much longer. Not really readable now or earlier. We were expecting this to start at 1630 like previous Saturdays, presumably replaying the Wednesday show; tnx to Manuel Méndez, Spain, who was barely getting it direct from sign-on *1409 with Morse code (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CANADA. 11232-USB, Aug 21 at 2352 selcall tones, and 2-way mentioning maybe Lajes (Azores) but this is EiBi-listed as Trenton (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CHINA. Why not, check a different daypart than usual circa 1400 for CNR1 jammers, Aug 21 at 2347, and there are a few on typical frequencies: 13530 JBA vs CODAR, 13160 & 14850 JBA fluttery carriers, 14920 Chinese at S5-S7; none in the 15s, 16s, 10s or 11s (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CHINA. CNR1 jammer survey, Aug 22 at 1355-1400*; none in 16s; 15165 & 15130; JBA carriers 14920, 14870, 14850; 13920 S4-S6, 13835, 13530, 13150, 13130; 12190; more than JBA on 11170, 10870 S7, 10820.
Aug 22 at 1425: JBA on 10870, 11100, 11150, 11170; 11440 two JBA carriers beating; 12820 & 12835 S8-S9, 12880; none in the lower 9s (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 5055, Aug 22 at 0614, mixture of talk and music, NOT AUSTRALIA! But leapfrog mixing product another 15 kHz beyond, of 5025 Rebelde over 5040 RHC English, the latter on later than usual, and with same extreme modulation breaking up `Ed Newman` on both. 5055 is S9+10; 5040 is S9+20/30; 5025 with good music modulation is also S9+20/30. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. Both fundamentals listed as Bauta site. There is no reverse leapfrog on 5010, luckily for WRMI earlier. 0616 Rebelde YL ID and TC for 2:16 am (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** NIGERIA. 7255-, Sat Aug 22 at 0605, no signal from VON, nor any on alternatives as have happened: 9690-, 11770-, let alone 15120 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U K. 11254-USB, Aug 21 at 2353, roboyl with VOLMET for a number of ``xxx international`` airports, hard to copy names. EiBi lists as RAF. ``No information available`` for several; maybe mentions Congo, Brazzaville. Still there at 0142 Aug 22 recheck (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2048 monitoring: confirmed first WRMI airing, Friday August 21 at 2310 the 2300 on 9955, good into BSR-1 caradio on a non-DXpedition a few statute miles north of Enid; no jamming audible.
Also confirmed UT Sat Aug 22 at 0130 on WRMI 9955, S3-S6 to TWR Bonaire SDR, S5-S7 to TWR DR; 7780 VG S9+20 into UTwente. 0143 checking these here direct: 7780 poor S6-S7 in HSNL; 9955 good S9+10 with fadedowns, no jamming audible.
Slept past 1330 UT Sat Aug 22; did anyone hear 1300+ on WRMI 15770? Or 1130 on 9955 where it`s still on sked but gone weeks ago? Next:
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2300 UT Saturday WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0400]
0300 UT Sunday WRMI 5800 to SSSE
0700 UT Sunday Unique Radio NSW 3210-USB
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0130 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 or 6160v to WSW
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0900 UT Monday Unique Radio NSW 3210-USB
1800vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100+UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE
Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
Thanks for financial support from Samuel Sánchez, podcast listener, for a contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com - not necessarily in US funds as PP will convert
One may also contribute by MO or check in US funds on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. (6160, 7490), UT Sat Aug 22 at 0000, Area 61 webcast, which otherwise is 5130 programming, is running late with `Old Tyme Radio`, an Amos & Andy reproduxion episode by Ed Bolton, which used to be a regular on WBCQ, and NOT on the ``proposed`` schedule we got, instead of Superman, so will have to join `AAAWWW` late, as WTO theme has already started on 7490 webcast. I listen more or less to whole hour hoping for more info on the WHRI acquisition, but not much other than waiting for the deal to close. Looking for engineers and operators in Maine: pay is good but not much benefits, and cost of living is low, good place if you like winter sports. Applicants will be interviewed (remotedly?). Over the years some 50 expensive tubes have been returned for rebuilding. 0020 sez quadri-casting tonight on 3265, 5130, 6160, 7490, 21 August YOOL 2020; and now it`s dark at this hour as summer is latening, days shortening. 0022 A&A get into vicious political rants totally anti-Democratic and pro-Trumpic. Democratic states are Communist-controlled. Biden and Kamala are jokes. Need mega-landslide for Trump. They go on to accuse Dems of elexion hijinx which are really what the Trumpublicans are doing! 0035 phone call finally from someone contradicting them, disappointed they are ignoring the incredible misconduct and lies of Trump, complete failure handling the pandemic. Angela shouts him down, while Allan accepts his free-speech right to disagree. It`s Bryan in West Chester PA. 0050 into e-mails, about WHRI? Going to fix up the facility in Furman. Dedicated to keeping SW alive at that 250/500 kW level. There are good people at WHRI; and he keeps referring to ``Le-See-A``.
Here`s John Carver`s version:
``Tonight's show started on time on 7490 and a few seconds later on 5130 and 6160. Voice over during the theme song set the tone. Something about rioting, looting, pillaging, cop shootings all brought about by the Democrats. Allan and Angela in the studio along with some sexy talk and then into a rundown of all the equipment in the studio. Brief mentions of the MW and FM stations. Also another plea for qualified engineers to help run the superstation. Then into full blown political talk and Angela becomes animated. Among other things she suggested that all Democrats be loaded on a pod and sent to Mars.
Phone call at 0035 from a gentleman attacking Trump's stand on the Covid thing and his mishandling of the problem which sent Angela from animated to agitated and a shouting match erupted between the caller and Angela. Allan did his best to calm things down.
Reading of emails at 0050. First email asked about the purchase of WHRI and Allan stated that the facility would be broadcasting a lot of programming from WLC and that more details would be available later. Allan stated that they had been getting a lot of positive emails about the Old Time Radio show on 6160. Allan asked Angela to lead the closing prayer this evening and she started but was cut off by the end of the program at 0100. John, Mid-North Indiana`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. At 0428 UT Aug 22 I first posted this to several DX groups:
``WCSZ DX test from SC, OK to OK --- I am posting before reading reports from anyone else about this. On R75 with {100-foot} E-W longwire, already aimed in right direxion. 0357 UT Aug 22 tune-in to usual jumble of presumed KNX, KFTI and more jumble. 0402 UT: suddenly absolutely clear Morse code ID: VVV DE WCSZ, twice or was it thrice? No voice IDs or any announcements heard so far. But none needed after the above. 0404 UT: Handel`s Messiah, Hallelujah Chorus until 0410. Then some other music, no ID heard but may have been lost in QRM. 0412 tune-out but may recheck later. Unknown how long test runs.
Sometimes atop, generally mixing with news/talk presumed KNX, and country music presumed from KFTI Wichita which is low power {1 kW} at night, but too close to here and always an annoyance since it`s significantly off-frequency-minus. Now {on USB} I have been adjusting the PBT to get rid of the LAH if not all of its modulation. Tnx for the test. Pse QSL if possible.
New NRC AM Log says: U4 50000/1500; STA U1 2000/375 - tech issues. U4 means different direxional patterns day and night. But FCC AM Query says ND day, direxional night. NRC Pattern Book 2013 shows ND day circular pattern, I think, very crowded map with all those other 1070s in the SE. So was this test really ND, and how much power at the start? Until the next, Best of DX and 73 de Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702``
I did recheck a couple more times just as Morse IDs played again: VVV DE WCSZ WCSZ WCSZ, at 0443.5 and 0459.5 UT. Later widely reported as far as Norway, and Seattle --- but I bet not much closer to KNX. 1404 km = 873 stmi from Sans Souci SC to Enid; Greenville market.
The code IDs were a welcome surprise as earlier publicity said there would be no such thing, nor sweep tones, etc. Test committee chairman Les Rayburn in AL now says: ``The DX Test was operated by engineer Al Hajny. His e-mail address is: alhajny@gmail.com Mr. Hajny has a history of being very friendly to DX’ers. Let’s be respectful of that relationship. He has not stated if he plans to verify reception reports. I know he’s a busy guy, so if he doesn’t respond quickly, please be patient (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. JBA 9-kHz MW carrier search Aug 22 at 0607: 936 the only one, Morocco? Not even 711 or 846-Kiritimati, off? K-index at 0600 was 2, no storms per WWV (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 7348-CW, or slightly less, Aug 22 at 0619 long string of numbers in fast CW, but also some letters. Ends with K, but never heard any DE and ID. Probably unrelated to this in EiBi: ``7345 0600-1600 CHN V26 Numbers Station USB M FE xx`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 1749 UT August 22
** CANADA. 11232-USB, Aug 21 at 2352 selcall tones, and 2-way mentioning maybe Lajes (Azores) but this is EiBi-listed as Trenton (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CHINA. Why not, check a different daypart than usual circa 1400 for CNR1 jammers, Aug 21 at 2347, and there are a few on typical frequencies: 13530 JBA vs CODAR, 13160 & 14850 JBA fluttery carriers, 14920 Chinese at S5-S7; none in the 15s, 16s, 10s or 11s (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CHINA. CNR1 jammer survey, Aug 22 at 1355-1400*; none in 16s; 15165 & 15130; JBA carriers 14920, 14870, 14850; 13920 S4-S6, 13835, 13530, 13150, 13130; 12190; more than JBA on 11170, 10870 S7, 10820.
Aug 22 at 1425: JBA on 10870, 11100, 11150, 11170; 11440 two JBA carriers beating; 12820 & 12835 S8-S9, 12880; none in the lower 9s (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** CUBA. 5055, Aug 22 at 0614, mixture of talk and music, NOT AUSTRALIA! But leapfrog mixing product another 15 kHz beyond, of 5025 Rebelde over 5040 RHC English, the latter on later than usual, and with same extreme modulation breaking up `Ed Newman` on both. 5055 is S9+10; 5040 is S9+20/30; 5025 with good music modulation is also S9+20/30. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba. Both fundamentals listed as Bauta site. There is no reverse leapfrog on 5010, luckily for WRMI earlier. 0616 Rebelde YL ID and TC for 2:16 am (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** NIGERIA. 7255-, Sat Aug 22 at 0605, no signal from VON, nor any on alternatives as have happened: 9690-, 11770-, let alone 15120 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U K. 11254-USB, Aug 21 at 2353, roboyl with VOLMET for a number of ``xxx international`` airports, hard to copy names. EiBi lists as RAF. ``No information available`` for several; maybe mentions Congo, Brazzaville. Still there at 0142 Aug 22 recheck (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2048 monitoring: confirmed first WRMI airing, Friday August 21 at 2310 the 2300 on 9955, good into BSR-1 caradio on a non-DXpedition a few statute miles north of Enid; no jamming audible.
Also confirmed UT Sat Aug 22 at 0130 on WRMI 9955, S3-S6 to TWR Bonaire SDR, S5-S7 to TWR DR; 7780 VG S9+20 into UTwente. 0143 checking these here direct: 7780 poor S6-S7 in HSNL; 9955 good S9+10 with fadedowns, no jamming audible.
Slept past 1330 UT Sat Aug 22; did anyone hear 1300+ on WRMI 15770? Or 1130 on 9955 where it`s still on sked but gone weeks ago? Next:
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2300 UT Saturday WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0400]
0300 UT Sunday WRMI 5800 to SSSE
0700 UT Sunday Unique Radio NSW 3210-USB
0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW
0130 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5130v Area 51 or 6160v to WSW
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE
0900 UT Monday Unique Radio NSW 3210-USB
1800vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy
0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE
2100+UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW
0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE
Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
Thanks for financial support from Samuel Sánchez, podcast listener, for a contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com - not necessarily in US funds as PP will convert
One may also contribute by MO or check in US funds on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. (6160, 7490), UT Sat Aug 22 at 0000, Area 61 webcast, which otherwise is 5130 programming, is running late with `Old Tyme Radio`, an Amos & Andy reproduxion episode by Ed Bolton, which used to be a regular on WBCQ, and NOT on the ``proposed`` schedule we got, instead of Superman, so will have to join `AAAWWW` late, as WTO theme has already started on 7490 webcast. I listen more or less to whole hour hoping for more info on the WHRI acquisition, but not much other than waiting for the deal to close. Looking for engineers and operators in Maine: pay is good but not much benefits, and cost of living is low, good place if you like winter sports. Applicants will be interviewed (remotedly?). Over the years some 50 expensive tubes have been returned for rebuilding. 0020 sez quadri-casting tonight on 3265, 5130, 6160, 7490, 21 August YOOL 2020; and now it`s dark at this hour as summer is latening, days shortening. 0022 A&A get into vicious political rants totally anti-Democratic and pro-Trumpic. Democratic states are Communist-controlled. Biden and Kamala are jokes. Need mega-landslide for Trump. They go on to accuse Dems of elexion hijinx which are really what the Trumpublicans are doing! 0035 phone call finally from someone contradicting them, disappointed they are ignoring the incredible misconduct and lies of Trump, complete failure handling the pandemic. Angela shouts him down, while Allan accepts his free-speech right to disagree. It`s Bryan in West Chester PA. 0050 into e-mails, about WHRI? Going to fix up the facility in Furman. Dedicated to keeping SW alive at that 250/500 kW level. There are good people at WHRI; and he keeps referring to ``Le-See-A``.
Here`s John Carver`s version:
``Tonight's show started on time on 7490 and a few seconds later on 5130 and 6160. Voice over during the theme song set the tone. Something about rioting, looting, pillaging, cop shootings all brought about by the Democrats. Allan and Angela in the studio along with some sexy talk and then into a rundown of all the equipment in the studio. Brief mentions of the MW and FM stations. Also another plea for qualified engineers to help run the superstation. Then into full blown political talk and Angela becomes animated. Among other things she suggested that all Democrats be loaded on a pod and sent to Mars.
Phone call at 0035 from a gentleman attacking Trump's stand on the Covid thing and his mishandling of the problem which sent Angela from animated to agitated and a shouting match erupted between the caller and Angela. Allan did his best to calm things down.
Reading of emails at 0050. First email asked about the purchase of WHRI and Allan stated that the facility would be broadcasting a lot of programming from WLC and that more details would be available later. Allan stated that they had been getting a lot of positive emails about the Old Time Radio show on 6160. Allan asked Angela to lead the closing prayer this evening and she started but was cut off by the end of the program at 0100. John, Mid-North Indiana`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
** U S A. At 0428 UT Aug 22 I first posted this to several DX groups:
``WCSZ DX test from SC, OK to OK --- I am posting before reading reports from anyone else about this. On R75 with {100-foot} E-W longwire, already aimed in right direxion. 0357 UT Aug 22 tune-in to usual jumble of presumed KNX, KFTI and more jumble. 0402 UT: suddenly absolutely clear Morse code ID: VVV DE WCSZ, twice or was it thrice? No voice IDs or any announcements heard so far. But none needed after the above. 0404 UT: Handel`s Messiah, Hallelujah Chorus until 0410. Then some other music, no ID heard but may have been lost in QRM. 0412 tune-out but may recheck later. Unknown how long test runs.
Sometimes atop, generally mixing with news/talk presumed KNX, and country music presumed from KFTI Wichita which is low power {1 kW} at night, but too close to here and always an annoyance since it`s significantly off-frequency-minus. Now {on USB} I have been adjusting the PBT to get rid of the LAH if not all of its modulation. Tnx for the test. Pse QSL if possible.
New NRC AM Log says: U4 50000/1500; STA U1 2000/375 - tech issues. U4 means different direxional patterns day and night. But FCC AM Query says ND day, direxional night. NRC Pattern Book 2013 shows ND day circular pattern, I think, very crowded map with all those other 1070s in the SE. So was this test really ND, and how much power at the start? Until the next, Best of DX and 73 de Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702``
I did recheck a couple more times just as Morse IDs played again: VVV DE WCSZ WCSZ WCSZ, at 0443.5 and 0459.5 UT. Later widely reported as far as Norway, and Seattle --- but I bet not much closer to KNX. 1404 km = 873 stmi from Sans Souci SC to Enid; Greenville market.
The code IDs were a welcome surprise as earlier publicity said there would be no such thing, nor sweep tones, etc. Test committee chairman Les Rayburn in AL now says: ``The DX Test was operated by engineer Al Hajny. His e-mail address is: alhajny@gmail.com Mr. Hajny has a history of being very friendly to DX’ers. Let’s be respectful of that relationship. He has not stated if he plans to verify reception reports. I know he’s a busy guy, so if he doesn’t respond quickly, please be patient (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. JBA 9-kHz MW carrier search Aug 22 at 0607: 936 the only one, Morocco? Not even 711 or 846-Kiritimati, off? K-index at 0600 was 2, no storms per WWV (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
UNIDENTIFIED. 7348-CW, or slightly less, Aug 22 at 0619 long string of numbers in fast CW, but also some letters. Ends with K, but never heard any DE and ID. Probably unrelated to this in EiBi: ``7345 0600-1600 CHN V26 Numbers Station USB M FE xx`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 1749 UT August 22
